France Responds with Essentials Against Chile: The Post-Germany Rebound

For the content, we will come back, but the Blues provided the essentials against Chile (3-2). Three days after their worrying defeat against Germany (0-2), the Tricolores, with an almost completely overhauled team, found the means to respond to La Roja, overthrown in particular by the excellent Youssouf Fofana and Randal Kolo Muani, before that Olivier Giroud, author of his 57th goal for the national team, does not put the Blues who will have trembled until the end in the shelter.

Didier Deschamps is now certain: there is still a lot of work to be done between now and the start of the Euro (June 17 against Austria), for this team to succeed in winning a third European crown in its history . This Tuesday, at the Vélodrome, while Kylian Mbappé again lost too many balls and was too neutral for a player of his status, Fofana and Kolo Muani gained points in the mind of their coach.

Kylian Mbappé (France) against Chile, Tuesday March 26, 2024.

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Mbappé still far too discreet

The French coach had made 9 changes compared to the first meeting of this international window, Tchouaméni being, with the captain, the only survivor. But the scenario was almost the same as against Germany. Following a good movement on the right, former Marseillais Mauricio Isla found Marcelino Nunez at the edge of the area. The cross shot from the right of the last city beat Mike Maignan (0-1, 6th).

And it was necessary for the Monegasque and the Parisian to come forward to get the Blues out of a very bad situation. While Jonathan Clauss gave up his place due to injury in the 9th minute in front of his audience at the Velodrome, it was the midfielder, with a left shot in front of the area, deflected out of Claudio Bravo’s reach by his defense, who revolt sounded (1-1, 19th).

The Blues saved by the post

In the process, the former Nantes player, the only player to bring a little percussion and danger from the right flank, took advantage of a cross placed by Theo Hernandez to win in the air from six meters and put the Blues in front (2-1, 25th). A little better, the 2018 world champions however trembled in several situations (41st) and were saved by their post (50th) on a header from Vargas.

After another recital from Kolo Muani, it was ultimately Giroud who ensured the victory of the right (3-1, 72nd). Far from calmly managing the end of the match, the Blues saw Chile come back with a perfect strike from Dario Osorio (3-2, 82nd). And William Saliba had to make a saving comeback in front of Brereton Diaz (90th + 1) so that Chile did not frustrate their evening opponent.

Olivier Giroud (France) against Chile, Tuesday March 26, 2024.

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2024-03-26 22:06:00
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